🌱❌deracinate

verb
/dɪˈræsɪˌneɪt/

Meaning

To uproot something completely; to displace people from their native environment or culture.

Example Sentences

The conflict deracinated many families from their homeland.

Synonyms

uproot, eradicate, extirpate, displace, remove

Antonyms

plant, establish, settle

Collocations

deracinate culture, deracinate traditions, deracinate families, deracinate completely

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